influence world events?” Muhammad is the prophet of the Islam. Islam means submission to the will of Allah. Allah is the one and only Islamic God. He taught the Middle Eastern people that Allah was the only God and that all other gods must be abandoned. Muhammad was and still is a highly respected individual that created the largest religion the world has ever seen. The Muslim religion has over a billion and a half followers‚ which is 25 % of the world’s population. Muhammad claimed that he saw an
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height of 277 m (909 ft) above sea level. Its resident population in 2012 was roughly 2 million‚ although visitors more than triple this number every year during Hajj period held in the twelfth Muslim lunar month of Dhu al-Hijjah.As the birthplace of Muhammad and a site of the Muhammad’s first revelation of the Quran (the site in specificity being a cave 3.2 km (2 mi) from Mecca)‚[4][5] Mecca is regarded as the holiest city in the religion of Islam[6] and a pilgrimage to it known as the Hajj is obligatory
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except Allah and Muhammad is the true messenger of Allah." This is the confession that Allah is the one and only true God‚ that Allah alone is worthy of worship‚ and that Allah alone is the sovereign lord who basically does whatever he wants to do. This means that all his rules and laws that are found in the Koran are to be followed. All other belief systems including the Christian doctrine with God as a trinity is false‚ as are all other belief systems including pantheism. Muhammad is the true and
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as the Pakistani shalwar khamis or the Afghani burka‚ but whenever a Muslim woman covers “her adornment”‚ she is said to be wearing hijab. 2. HISTORY OF ISLAM Islam began in Arabia‚ in the year 622‚ and was revealed by the Prophet Muhammad. Those who follow Islam‚ are called Muslims. Muslims believe that there is only one God (Monotheistic Religion)‚ and is called Allah. The story of the Islam‚ said that Abraham (Ibrahim)‚ is the father of the Arabic people‚ as well as the Jewish
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Mercy for Orphans Prophet Muhammad (saw) was kind to all people and asked his followers to be the same. He was especially kind to orphans and asked his companions to be kind to them. Thauban (ra) reported Allah’s Messenger (saw) as saying‚ "Only supplication averts the decree (of fate)‚ only kindness prolongs life‚ and a man is deprived of provision for a fault he has committed." Ibn Umar (ra) reported Allah’s Messenger (saw) as saying‚ "A Muslim is a Muslim’s brother; he does not wrong him. If
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Many people don’t realize however that this religion is much like Christianity. Christianity was built upon the words of many prophets with Jesus Christ being the most prolific. Islam was built on the words from Muhammad who the Muslims view as their most prolific prophet. Muhammad spoke the words of the Qur’an‚ or Islam’s holy book. It is because of him that Islam has become what it is and the Muslim people praise him for it. Through his teachings came the principles in which the Muslim people
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in the Muslim’s identification of Jesus. They confirm He is the Messiah‚ but their definition of the Messiah was not one that died and was raised from the dead‚ as proven by historians and scholars. They saw him as a prophet‚ on the same level as Muhammad. This is another failed criterion. Fifth‚ is there existential viability? For a worldview to be a likely candidate for truth‚ its essential beliefs must be viable. It is a confirmed fact that Jesus was crucified on the cross‚ confirmed by scholars
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In the year 610 Muhammad receives revelations and has visions which he believes calls him as a messenger of God. Muhammad reveals his revelations to Khadijah who becomes his first follower and over the next 12 years he begins to preach to the people of Mecca. As they gather believers‚ Muhammad continues to write and record his revelations word for word into what later will become the Kora. While Muhammad was careful to always emphasize that he was simply a messenger of the God of Abraham and
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significantly by Jesus and finally shaped by Muhammad‚ the final prophet‚ who died in 632. Among Muhammad’s most important acts was rejection of the old Jewish concept of a "chosen people." Instead‚ he taught that all people are born Muslim and that anyone -- regardless of color‚ nationality or social standing -- can join the Muslim community simply by submitting to God and reciting the words known as the shahadah: "There is no deity but Allah (God)‚ and Muhammad is his messenger." Because of its powerful
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revealed to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings on him) 1‚ 400 years ago. It was revealed through angel Gabriel (on whom be peace) and was thus preserved in the Holy Quran. The Holy Quran carries a Divine guarantee of safeguard from interpolation and it claims that it combines the best features of the earlier scriptures. The prime message of Islam is the Unity of God‚ that the Creator of the world is One and He alone is worthy of worship and that Muhammad (peace and blessings on him)
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